The Great Storm

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What were the effects of the Great Storm	• Very strong winds and very heavy rainfall – storm conditions • 75,000 trees destroyed on National Trust Property • 15m tress down • 3m houses were hit and increase in insurance • £1.8 billion damage • 19 people dead and many injured • Electricity cables down – impact on houses and work • Chaos to transport systems – road, rail and air – loss of money and earnings • More than 6000 emergency calls to the London Fire Brigade alone • Damage to houses and massive insurance claims • Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight entirely washed away • Most widespread night of devastation in the SE since 1945
What is a depression?	Depressions are the most common weather system affecting Britain. They are areas of low pressure and they bring stormy winds, clouds and rain.
What are Features of a depression?	• Low pressure system • They occur where a warm front meets a cold front • Winds blow anti-clockwise • Rising air = low pressure causes clouds to form • Sequential, unpredictable and changeable weather are characteristics of depressions. • They travel from east to west across Britain.

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	Created by Molly Atkinson about 11 years ago